The Indian Army has named its rescue operation in Nepal as “Operation Maitri“.  India has deployed advanced helicopters and choppers for rescuing people and was also undertaking a “big evacuation” through the road route. More than 1,000 well trained personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were also pressed into service.

The Indian Air Force had airlifted more than 2200 people in many places over Nepal despite bad weather and an aftershock that briefly shut the Kathmandu airport. 

The 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Nepal was worst earthquake in last 80 years and it has killed more than 2,350 people. Thousands of people are still under collapsed buildings and rescue force have been deployed from many countries in the world.

The Indian Army has already sent 10 Inmarsat systems for satellite communications to Nepal. Ten tonnes of blankets, 50 tonnes of water, 22 tonnes of food items and two tonnes of medicines have been dispatched to Kathmandu.

The earthquake has also created damages in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. So far 66 people have lost their lives in these areas. Government has deployed 35 buses to evacuate stranded Indians in Nepal via two routes — Sunauli and Raxaul — along the Indo-Nepal border.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has saluted the resilience of citizens in Nepal & parts of India for their courage in the face of disaster.